Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground. There is flaking along the sides of the back, and both flaking and bruising on the sides of the butt. There is a small, rectangular piece of paper adhered to the front. The butt is differentiated by a reduction at the shoulder. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is asymmetrically curved, with the proper right side of the blade longer then the left. The cutting edge is sharp, with a few small chips.
Provenance Place:
Pīpīkāretu, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D24.1451
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pīpīkāretu, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 65 x 32.5 x 13.5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.1451
- On Display
- No
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